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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (CERTIFICATION OF PLANT USERS AND OPERATORS) REGULATIONS 2000 (2000 NO 48) - NOTES

- made under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989

    DICTIONARY     (See reg 3)

"assessor" means a person appointed under regulation 19 (Assessors).
"backhoe"—for schedule 1 (scheduled work), see pt 1.
"boiler"—for schedule 1 (scheduled work), see pt 1.
"boom-type elevating work platform"—see sch 1 (scheduled work), pt 1.
"bridge crane"—for schedule 1 (scheduled work), see pt 1.
"certificate of competency" means a certificate of competency issued under regulation 12 (Issue of certificates of competency).
"corresponding law" means a law mentioned in Schedule 2.
"crane" means plant designed to raise or lower a load or move it horizontally, but does not include—

        (a)     an industrial lift-truck, earthmoving machinery or tractor; or

        (b)     a front-end loader, backhoe, excavator or similar plant designed for use as a crane; or

        (c)     a non-slewing mobile crane used only for towing motor vehicles; or

        (d)     an amusement structure, industrial robot or lift.

"derrick crane"—for schedule 1 (scheduled work), see pt 1.
"direct-fired process heater"—for schedule 1 (scheduled work), see pt 1.
"dogging" means—

        (a)     the use of slinging techniques to move a load, including the selection and inspection of lifting gear; and

        (b)     the directing of a crane or hoist operator in the movement of a load.

"dragline"—for schedule 1 (scheduled work), see pt 1.
"endorsement" means—

        (a)     for a certificate of competency—an endorsement authorising the holder of the certificate to do a stated kind of scheduled work; and

        (b)     for a certificate of accreditation—an endorsement authorising the holder to do a stated kind of assessment.

"excavator"—see sch 1 (scheduled work), pt 1.
"exemption" means an exemption under regulation 32.
"forklift truck"—see sch 1 (scheduled work), pt 1.
"front-end loader"—see sch 1 (scheduled work), pt 1.
"front-end loader of the skid-steer type"—for schedule 1 (scheduled work), see pt 1.
"gantry crane"—for schedule 1 (scheduled work), see pt 1.
"guidelines"—see reg 10 (Guidelines).
"hoist"—see sch 1 (scheduled work), pt 1.
"loadshifting machine"—see sch 1 (scheduled work), pt 1.
"materials hoist"—for schedule 1 (scheduled work), see pt 1.
"mobile crane"—see sch 1 (scheduled work), pt 1.
"mobile scaffold" means an freestanding scaffold, mounted on castors, constructed with snap on hooks, clips or clamps.
non-slewing mobile crane—see sch 1 (scheduled work), pt 1.
notice of satisfactory assessment means a notice of satisfactory assessment under regulation 7 (Issue of notice of satisfactory assessment).
"order-picking forklift truck"—for schedule 1 (scheduled work), see pt 1.
"outriggers" means extendable members attached to a crane or hoist which rest on supports at the outer ends to increase stability.
"personnel and materials hoist"—for schedule 1 (scheduled work), see pt 1.
portal boom crane—for schedule 1 (scheduled work), see pt 1.
"reciprocating steam engine"—for schedule 1 (scheduled work), see pt 1.
"record of training" means a record kept under regulation 18 (Trainees' obligations).
"rigging"—see sch 1 (scheduled work), pt 1.
"scaffold"—see sch 1 (scheduled work), pt 1.
"scaffolding"—see sch 1 (scheduled work), pt 1.
"scheduled work" means work of the kind mentioned in schedule 1.
"stabilisers"—see sch 1 (scheduled work), pt 1.
"supervisor"—see reg 16 (Definitions for div 2.3).
"the Act" means the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989".
"tower crane
—for schedule 1 (scheduled work), see pt 1.
"trainee" means an person who does not hold a certificate of competency who is undertaking training towards obtaining a certificate of competency to do scheduled work.
"turbine"—for schedule 1 (scheduled work), see pt 1.
"vehicle loading crane"—for schedule 1 (scheduled work), see pt 1.

   

Endnotes

Notification

1     Notified in Gazette 2000 No 48 on 30 November 2000.

Penalty units

2     Section 33AA of the Interpretation Act 1967 (as applied by section 9 of the Subordinate Laws Act 1989) deals with the meaning of offence penalties that are expressed in penalty units.

© Australian Capital Territory 2003

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Australian Capital Territory

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989.

Dated 15 November 2000.

BRENDAN SMYTH
Minister

KATE CARNELL
Minister

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Australian Capital Territory

Occupational Health and Safety (Certification of Plant Users and Operators)
Regulations 2000

Subordinate Law 2000 No 48

CONTENTS

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